"A Southern Light at the end of the Tunnel"
British politician Alex De Waal admitted Tuesday that he has connections with Tigrayan Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters, who sparked a deadly insurrection in northern Ethiopia. He was the key analyst used by a New York Times (NYT) article spreading TPLF propaganda of “ethnic cleansing” in Tigray, without providing evidence. (Alex De Waal also became […]
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By Samuel Gabisso For many people of Sidama nation, the conflict in Tigray was first felt when their sons serving in the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) were sent down to Hawassa in body-bags or lost contact with them forever, after the TPLF treasonously massacred its own federal army protecting the border with Eritrea. Since […]
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Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said the party intends to participate in the upcoming election but its operations continue to be hindered due to internal division. Interim OLF leader Ararso Bikila said election preparations are still ongoing though work has been obstructed by the suspended former Chairman Dawud Ibsa. OLF spokesperson Tolera Adaba also claimed negotiations […]
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Raymond B. Charles is South African journalist based in Cape Town After an insurrection in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray took place in November, the federal government has crackdown on the rebellion and arrested its TPLF rebel leaders. Since then, some parts of Ethiopian social media has spread the #TigrayGenocide hashtag, so what is it […]
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By Hailu Deribe The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) said Western media are “misquoting” its statements, particularly AFP Africa’s correspondent Robbie Corey-Boulet. In a press release Thursday, the aid group ERCS said their organization has already reached 20% of Tigray but they don’t have the “capacity and resources” to reach the rest of Tigray. However, […]
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We interviewed an Eritrean refugee who left Hitsats camp in November and is now living in Addis Ababa. The refugee Meron insisted that Awasa Guardian (AG) use only her first name for protection and she reveals how soldiers of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) committed war crimes in Hitsats camp by indiscriminately shooting at […]
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By Samuel Gabisso When Sidama people think of the TPLF, the first thing that comes to mind is the Looqqe massacre when TPLF “federal” police shot over 300 Sidama civilians, with so many deaths and tens of thousands of protestors imprisoned. While this May 2002 event will be remembered forever, the reasons why TPLF regime […]
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According to affiliates of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), at least 52,000 Tigrayan fighters have reportedly died since war broke out in the northern Tigray state of Ethiopia. The breaking news was announced online by members of the fringe Natsnet group made up of former TPLF members, and gained popularity after the TPLF lost […]
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To: US Congressman Gregory Meeks Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee and Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) As proponents of democracy and human rights in Ethiopia, our organization is concerned with CSIS Africa Program’s decision to invite a controversial Ethiopian politician Tsedale Lemma to discuss foreign policy with Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY). For many years, our […]
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(AG) – Tigray Regional State official Abraha Desta told Voice of America (VOA) that humanitarian aid delivery is being blocked by TPLF rebels, which could lead to a humanitarian crisis. “Drivers are afraid,” said Mr Abraha, and some children in central Tigray are dying of starvation. The interim Tigray government revealed that about 50,000 people […]
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